Mustangs win Class B regional thriller 1-0

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina pitcher Preston Woodworth celebrates after registering the final strikeout of the Mustangs regional win over Oneonta this afternoon.

One lone late inning run proved to be just enough as Medina avenged a one run (2-1) loss in last year’s regional by nipping Oneonra 1-0 in tn the Class B Regional at Frontier High this afternoon.

Cam Fike drove in the game’s lone run for Medina with a two out RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning which drove home Vinny Gray who had reached on a walk.

“He had been throwing fastballs so I knew he would be around the zone,” said Fike. “That was big.”

Preston Woodworth did the rest on the mound for the Mustangs allowing only 1 hit and striking out 13. His only trouble came in the top of the seventh as the Yellowjackets got two runners aboard via a single and a walk. However, he bore down to register the final victory clinching strikeout.

“It feels great,” said Woodworth of the win. “It was a nice day out there and I kept throwing strikes and kept them on their feet.”

Aidan Papaj, who made several outs defensively at shortstop, had the Mustangs only other hit with a third inning single.

Improving to 21-2, Medina now advances to the state Class B semifinals in Binghamton this coming Friday.

Note – More pictures will be on the Hub’s Facebook pages later today.

Medina’s Vinny Gray slides home with the game’s only run.